"High Water" (Polish: "Wielka woda") is the latest Polish political drama series against the backdrop of a natural disaster inspired by the real-life events of the Millennium Flood which hit Poland, as well as parts of the Czech Republic and Germany in 1997. It is a six-episode series directed by Jan Holoubek and Bartłomiej Ignaciuk, based on the scripts of Kasper Bajon and Kinga Krzemińska. Starring: Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Ireneusz Czop and Marta Nieradkiewicz, Mirosław Kropielnicki, Anna Dymna and Tomasz Kot. The series was released on Netflix on 5th October.
The Police launched an informational and educational campaign aimed at pedestrians called "Set an Example" at the beginning of October. The campaign will last until the end of the year. Its purpose is to remind and educate pedestrians, including seniors, about the need to use reflective elements and move safely on the road. Remember that a small reflective element can save your life because it makes you visible to the driver from a distance that gives him time to slow down and you can safely pass the pedestrian crossing.
The National Science Centre (NCN) hereby announces the POLONEZ BIS 3 call for 24-month research projects carried out by incoming researchers. The purpose of the call is to help researchers develop their professional careers by supporting their international mobility and to fund ambitious research projects at the best Polish research institutions. The call is addressed to researchers who hold a PhD degree or have at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience and who have not lived, studied or been employed in Poland for an uninterrupted period of over 12 months within 3 years prior to the call launch.
What will the city of the future be like? In what direction is construction going and in what cities will we live in 10, 20 or 50 years? Citizens start asking about green spaces, architects are implementing more and more innovative solutions, and legislators are planning legal conditions for "greening" urban space. However, there is still a lot to do. Everyone agrees - the key to achieving environmental neutrality of cities is the cooperation of all participants in the construction process and the implementation of economic and legal solutions that facilitate the construction of green cities. The debate "Future in concrete or concrete in the future?" and its conclusions.
Banialuka Puppet Theater is one of the oldest puppet theaters in Poland and at the same time, one of the most famous theaters in the country and the world. It was founded in 1947 by the visual artists Jerzy Zitzman and Zenobiusz Zwolski. As a part of the theater's 75th anniversary celebrations, two amazing actors - Małgorzata Bulska and Radosław Sadowski were honored with the Gloria Artis Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage on the Sunday jubilee gala. Moreover, several other decorations, such as gold, silver, and bronze medals for various achievements were awarded.
Autumn is a perfect time of the year to visit the Living Museum of Gingerbreads in Toruń and learn about the tradition of baking gingerbreads and the history of the city and its medieval culture. The museum won several awards. In 2017, it won the Golden Quality of the Polish Tourism Organization for Best Product of The Year. The most popular and one of the most wanted and prestige awards in the tourism industry in Poland.
On October 2, 1882, Tymon Niesiołowski, a Polish painter, graphic artist, and educator passed away but we remember him since then. The Faculty of Fine Arts of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń named its main lecture hall after him. At the Faculty of Fine Arts of Nicolaus Copernicus University, the Medal of Tymon Niesiołowski for the Best Art Diploma in painting, graphics, and sculpture.
This year, European Researchers’ Night took place in 26 countries on Friday, September 30, 2022. It attracts each year more than 1 million visitors in Europe and beyond. The European Researchers' Night aims to bring research and researchers closer to the public, promote excellent research projects across Europe and beyond, increase the interest of young people in science and research careers and showcase the impact of researchers’ work on people’s daily lives. The main events of the action in Poland are: ERN4Change in Lesser Poland Voivodeship and NIGHT4FUTURE-The Future of Earth is Possible Through Collaboration between Scientists from Different Fields in Poznań.
The Seal Sanctuary in Hel is a public aquarium in the town of Hel at the Polish seaside of the Baltic Sea and the only place in our country where you can see live seals. Click here and read about the aims and works of the unique sanctuary in Pomerania.
The #sadziMY campaign is organized on the initiative of President Andrzej Duda and the State Forests National Forest Holding. Yesterday, the foresters started to distribute free seedlings all over Poland. The State Forests prepared 1,000,000 seedlings for this year's edition of #sadziMY to be distributed within two days. President Andrzej Duda: "Each planted seedling is a part of the fight against climate change. One million seedlings are to be distributed to all those who want to download and plant them. I encourage you to lend a hand in planting forests and trees in Poland."
On September 28, the XIV NNW 2022 International Film Festival competition in Gdynia started. This great film festival shows themes from modern history in over 100 films whose common feature is describing the search for universal paths to freedom. The festival will last until October 1.
According to official submissions, every day 37 bicycles on average are stolen in Poland. Moreover, many people do not report theft because they do not believe in the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies so the actual number may be many times higher. Data from previous years show that the trend is upward and there will be more thefts. Compared with the Netherlands, the most developed cycling country, about half a million bicycles are stolen every year there. However, the Rowerado company has developed a new solution to prevent bicycle thefts.
World Heart Day is a holiday celebrated annually in over 120 countries on September 29. The initiator of this event is the World Heart Federation, of which the Polish Cardiac Society is an active member. The main goal of World Heart Day is education and promotion of a healthy lifestyle and prevention as the most effective way to stay healthy. The slogan of this year's Day of the Heart established by the World Heart Federation is: Use Heart For Every Heart.
Drifting is a driving style in which the driver uses the throttle, brakes, clutch, gear shifting and steering input to keep the car in a state of oversteer while maneuvering from turn to turn. Drift Masters European Championship is Europe's definitive professional drift series. With Europe’s highest-profile events and a grid of champions from all across the globe, this is the championship drift fans have awaited for over 10 years! The series began in Ireland. The next competitions will be held successively in Austria, Sweden, Latvia, Germany and Poland. The start list includes 57 names from 23 countries. Poland in the 2022 season will be represented by: Piotr Więcek, Adam Zalewski, Paweł Borkowski, Jakub Przygoński, Paweł Korpuliński, Mikołaj Zakrzewski, Jakub Król and Sebastian Szymański.
Homemade cold remedies are very popular in traditional households in Poland. If you ask a random person on the street, they would surely know what the onion syrup is. Onion has been traditionally used for coughs for hundreds of years. Check the recipe below and start making your own onion syrup for cold, cough, sore throat, and even more.
A new series of concerts, "JAZZ PO POLSKU Live Sessions" 2022 will last until December 26 every Sunday evening. As part of the project, 25 performances will be recorded with the participation of the audience and released in China and South Korea. The series begins on the first weekend of September with concerts by Stanisław Słowiński Quintet, Imagination Quartet and Jakub Mizeracki Trio. "The aim of JAZZ PO POLSKU Live Sessions is to maintain the interest in Polish jazz on the largest and most interesting music market in the World and to propose new, alternative tools for promoting Polish culture in an endless lockdown.", Founder of JAZZ PO POLSKU, Jakub Krzeszowski said.
The hydrotreated vegetable oil plant currently under construction in Płock will enable PKN ORLEN to offer a low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to airlines starting from 2025. This innovative product will be made from used cooking oils. SAF offers a reduction of up to 80% in carbon emissions over the lifecycle of the fuel compared to traditional jet fuel and is suitable for jet engines used in aircraft today. PKN ORLEN and PLL LOT have signed an agreement on cooperation in implementing pro-environmental solutions helping to meet the requirements of the EU’s Fit for 55 package.
"The innovative medical biotechnology sector has been indicated in the "Governmental Development Plan for the Biomedical Sector for 2022-2031" as an important element of strengthening the international position of the state. Innovative medicines and technologies developed in Poland are of value to patients all over the world, including Poles. Development of the pharmaceutical market based solely on investments in generic medicines - would stop the progress in medicine, slow down the development of original Polish drugs (first or better in their class) and medical technologies, but most of all would take away the chances of patients for effective treatment, and scientists and Polish biotechnology - to compete on global pharmaceutical markets", BioInMed, the Polish Association of Innovative Medical Biotechnology Companies points out.
